D--Phone Switches Rewiring and Installation

The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office intends to negotiate a sole-source award with Northland Computer Support Service, a small, minority, and woman-owned business in Santa Fe, New Mexico for the re-wiring and installation of new cables for the office's existing telephone switches. The NAICS code for this requirement is 238210 with a small business size standard of $12M. PSC is D314. In accordance with FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Substantial duplication of cost to the Government is not expected to be recovered through competition (6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(A)). The firm has been performing recurring maintenance on the subject project on a contractual basis. The firm's knowledge of the existing wiring and cabling scheme of the telephone switches cannot be duplicated at substantial savings to the Government through competition. Any firm that believes they can satisfy the government requirement described herein must submit a written response containing at a minimum the firm's name, contact information, and strong supporting evidence thereof. Written response on company letterhead must be received in this office by electronic mail only within 48 hours of this announcement's transmission date. The decision to compete the requirement as a result of responses received rests solely on the undersigned Contracting Officer.